Every now and then you happen across Apps on the App Store that neatly span the divide between being fun, priced correctly, and in an odd way, also productive. At least that’s how I felt using “Making Faces”, from MetaTools Inc.! Making Faces allows every iPhone/iPod touch owner the ability to take or import photos…
MyReef 3D – customizable and interactive virtual aquarium for the iPhone
Okay so this isn’t going to win any awards for productivity, but it might do for relaxation… Myreef 3D, from raiX UG, is an App that does pretty much what you might think it does – give you an aquarium in your iPhone! As I said, it’s not a productivity app, it’s one of those…
Telecom Italia doing purchase via Mobile from 2010
Telecom Italia and Movincom, the Italian consortium of companies and service providers for the promotion of mobile retailing, have signed an agreement that will let Telecom Italia’s customers use their mobile phones to purchase a wide range of goods and services via Movincom. Starting in 2010, Telecom Italia will be building in an ad hoc…
NetLingo: beepilepsy
Another word of the today from tech dictionary site NetLingo – this time it’s: beepilepsy The brief seizure people sometimes suffer when their beepers go off, especially in vibrator mode. Characterized by physical spasms, goofy facial expressions, and stopping speech in mid-sentence. Ha ha ha! This one made me chuckle, mainly because I’ve seen it…
InMobi Survey Reveals High Mobile Ad Engagement Among Youth in India
InMobi has released a survey revealing nuances of mobile internet usage patterns in India. The survey was conducted at IIT School of Management and surveyed 205 college-aged consumers. Although a very specific sample group, the results do offer some insight into India’s youth generation who make up the largest population sector in the country. According…
NetLingo: Internesia
I like this word from NetLingo, my fave tech-language site… internesia The inability to remember which Web site a piece of information came from or which bookmark might get you back there internesia The inability to remember which Web site a piece of information came from or which bookmark might get you back there Wowzer,how…
Rant: Okay, enough now, this is STUPID
Too often when I am driving between IntoMobile Towers and other destinations, do I still find people in the UK holding phones to their ears (for those of you that don’t know, that’s illegal over here!). It is absolutely infuriating, because it is so dangerous, and yet people flaunt it on a regular basis. I’m…
Dr. Jim: not a fan of Web Ads!
I’ve written before on Dr. Jim’s blog posts, because they always provide lively and stimulating commentary on various tech-related areas – recently culminating in a great piece he wrote on social networking (see my post on his post here). Now Dr. Jim has turned his attention to Web Ads. Quite apart from listing an impressive…
UK: Mintpad has minimalist cool….
What, more devices that are racking up multiple Mobile phone functions? Bring it on please….! The Mintpad is one of those crossover devices that aims to do a lot of things – it’s been in the market a little while, but I’m never one to discount a device out of hand for that reason –…
NetLingo: Portal
It’s been a little while since I did a NetLingo Word of the Day, but here’s the latest one: A Web site that serves as a starting point to other destinations or activities on the Web. Initially thought of as a home base with links to other sites in the same subject area, portals now…